An open sandwich with various toppings, such as butter, ham, cheese, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and/or hard-boiled egg.
The bread can be any type from toast to a bun, but the dark Finnish rye bread (ruisleipä) is most of the Finns' favourite. Many Finns also have some crisp rye-bread (hapankorppu) or crispbread (näkkäri) in their cupboards 'saved for the rainy days' as they don't really get stale.
Porridge
The most traditional porridge is made of oat (kaura). Some people eat their porridge with a dab of butter while others add for instance sugar and milk to it. Recently different types of porridge have become a popular trend in Finnish breakfast restaurants!
Fruits and berries, usually mixed with yoghurt or quark (rahka)
Plain yoghurt served with fresh berries and a bit of honey makes a healthy and nourishing breakfast. Recently also healthy smoothies made with either yoghurt or curd have become an increasing trend especially among the young and sporty Finns.
To drink: milk, juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate
Did you know that Finns are one of the world's largest consumers of coffee? Many Finns claim that they won't wake up in the morning before their morning coffee.
If you stay overnight at a hotel in Finland, you can find a mixture of different breakfast styles on the table. In addition to Finnish breakfast there are usually a selection of flavours from other countries, such as American styled breakfast (bacon, egg, pancakes) and traditional European breakfast delicacies such as croissants.
- Bread
An open sandwich with various toppings, such as butter, ham, cheese, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and/or hard-boiled egg.The bread can be any type from toast to a bun, but the dark Finnish rye bread (ruisleipä) is most of the Finns' favourite. Many Finns also have some crisp rye-bread (hapankorppu) or crispbread (näkkäri) in their cupboards 'saved for the rainy days' as they don't really get stale.
- Porridge
The most traditional porridge is made of oat (kaura). Some people eat their porridge with a dab of butter while others add for instance sugar and milk to it. Recently different types of porridge have become a popular trend in Finnish breakfast restaurants!- Fruits and berries, usually mixed with yoghurt or quark (rahka)
Plain yoghurt served with fresh berries and a bit of honey makes a healthy and nourishing breakfast. Recently also healthy smoothies made with either yoghurt or curd have become an increasing trend especially among the young and sporty Finns.- To drink: milk, juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate
Did you know that Finns are one of the world's largest consumers of coffee? Many Finns claim that they won't wake up in the morning before their morning coffee.If you stay overnight at a hotel in Finland, you can find a mixture of different breakfast styles on the table. In addition to Finnish breakfast there are usually a selection of flavours from other countries, such as American styled breakfast (bacon, egg, pancakes) and traditional European breakfast delicacies such as croissants.